forcibly
Americanadverb
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using power or strength, especially violent physical power.
A man leapt onto the platform, shouting and waving an umbrella, and security guards had to forcibly remove him.
The organization continues to provide safe asylum and protection to forcibly displaced people around the world.
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strongly or convincingly.
With this particularly active hurricane season, coastal communities are being forcibly reminded of their vulnerability.
The writer argues, very forcibly, that a cyber war will not take place.
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He said he fears other countries would attempt to forcibly repatriate him to El Salvador, where he believes he is at risk of persecution.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Controlled voluntary returns are when someone leaves the UK voluntarily without being forcibly removed, but their departure is formally recorded by the Home Office.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
See what remains today: In Valentine, Ariz., the Truxton Canyon Training School, where Indigenous children were forcibly sent for assimilation beginning in 1903, still stands near the highway, marked by a small, impermanent memorial.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
US forces have now forcibly halted four ships they said sought to violate the blockade, in place since April 13.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
The night her mother took a Kleenex and forcibly tried to wipe the makeup off her face, Sharon flounced from the house and into her boyfriend’s truck.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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